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My Egg Boy
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My Egg Boy

Sep 23, 2016
1h 52m
★ 5.5

Overview

Even in modern-day Taipei, women feel the societal pressure to get married and have children before the clock runs out. Thankfully, there is a solution: freeze your eggs and prolong your fertility until the right one comes along! Starring Ariel Lin, the film is a glimpse of what millions of working women struggle with: finding the balance between pursuing a career and marriage.

Genres

Romance
Comedy
Family
Drama

Production Companies

1 Production Film
Kbro Media
Touch of Light Films
Fortune Gear Group
My Egg Boy Produktion

My Egg Boy Trailers

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Cast

Ariel Lin

Mei-pao

Ariel Lin

Rhydian Vaughan

A-Shi

Rhydian Vaughan

Lee Lieh

The Doctor

Lee Lieh

Wu Nien-jen

Old Egg Boy

Wu Nien-jen

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling

Bamboo Chen

Delivery officer

Bamboo Chen

Toyoda Katsunari

Japanese Man

Toyoda Katsunari

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